Fugitive Investigations - Creative Stings
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Although most of the arrests in FIST Operations were made through good, hard, traditional investigations, the strike teams also devised creative "stings" to trick some of the fugitives.
Deputy U.S. Marshal takes down the Puño Airlines ticket counter sign after the last arrest. Photo by Miami Herald - Mary Lou Foy |
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"Puño Airlines" Sting operations continued in FIST VIII in 1985 with free prizes and trips luring over 14 fugitives. In Miami, "Puño Airlines" was set up and letters were sent to fugitives telling them that they had won a free flight, a weekend in the Bahamas, and $350 in spending money. A ticket counter was set up at Miami International Airport next to the Air Haiti ticket counter to add to the realism of the scam. All but one of the sting fugitives were arrested in a limousine after being picked up at their residence for a ride to the airport. The remaining fugitive, pictured below, was arrested when he arrived at the ticket counter to board his "flight,"
A fugitive, second from the left, is taken into custody at Puño Airlines ticket counter.
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